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Adam Thompson vs Simon Lightwood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
36 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

92.9 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
534
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
267
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
267
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

90
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
85
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
103
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Contributions
215
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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